M2.3 earthquake 147 km SE of Chenega, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 147 km SE of Chenega, Alaska on Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 9:53 PM AKST (06:53 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 84 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-01-21 06:53:36 UTC
- Depth
- 11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.043° N, 146.361° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 66
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021yu6d37. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.